Uma Kanjilal appointed first lady VC of IGNOU, 4 many years after college was arrange

New Delhi: Uma Kanjilal has been appointed the primary lady Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi Nationwide Open College (IGNOU), 4 many years after the college was established, in line with training ministry officers.“With over 36 years of distinguished service within the Open and Distance Studying (ODL) system, Kanjilal brings a wealth of educational management, digital innovation, and institutional information to the helm of one of many world’s largest open universities,” an official mentioned.“She was at the moment serving as lively Vice Chancellor of the college and has beforehand served as Professional Vice Chancellor of the college (March 2021-July 2024),” the official mentioned.A professor of Library and Info Science since 2003, Kanjilal is nationally recognised for her experience in e-learning, ICT in libraries, digital libraries, and multimedia courseware growth. She is at the moment the Nationwide Coordinator for SWAYAM and SWAYAM PRABHA, the flagship digital training initiatives of the Ministry of Training.Kanjilal has held varied management roles on the college together with Director, Centre for On-line Training (2019-2021); Director, Inter-College Consortium for Know-how Enabled Versatile Training (2016-2019); Director, Superior Centre for Informatics and Progressive Studying (2012-2013); Director, Faculty of Social Sciences (2007-2010); and College Librarian (2004-2006). PTI